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Ancestors of John Adolphus Burton and Georgiana Ernstin Burton (Middlecoat)
Burton, Middlecoat et al narrative and document links Recent Ancestors (with portraits) all bmd document links
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Lt Col John Adolphus Burton Indian Medical Service (IMS)
b 10 December 1854 Rajahmundry, Madras, India
Educated Madras Medical College & Edinburgh (LRCP & LRCS, Edin 1879). Joined IMS October 1880.
Recorded in the (Navy) Census of 1881 on the well appointed Indian troopship HMS Serapis returning to India.
m 25 April 1888, Pallavaram (Chennai / then Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. Pallavaram was the army HQ for the Madras Presidency - Chennai airport is now next door.
Judging by childrens' birhplaces, JAB served in Burma and SW India in 1890s.
Served in China War in 1900 - awarded China Medal.
JA enjoyed a spot of "home leave" with Gem in 1906, then JA "Returned" to England in July 1910 having retired from IMS as a Surgeon Lt Col.
1911 census - aged 56 - retired (1910) and living in Upper Norwood, London with Gem (39), Charlie (22), Ethel (20), Cyril (16) and an Irish servant named Polly.
Rejoined-up for part of the Great War (1914 - 16).
d 1 January 1924 (69) in Wallington (London)
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Charles Benjamin Burton
b 29 Apr 1824, Madras
m 1853, Madras
Writer (Madras) as per obituary for John Adolphus in BMJ Jan12 1924.
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Susanna Burton
b 1791
d 18 Dec 1850 (59), Madras
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Priscilla Burton (Webber)
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Henry Webber
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Georgiana Ernstin (Gem) Burton (Middlecoat)
Christian names are as in Birth Certificate.
b 24 December 1871, Laburnum Cottage 2, Bank St, Great Malvern, Worcestershire (still there) where she was also conceived whilst parents were on leave. Why Great Malvern?
Would have returned with mum to India (where she was married at the age of 17, and most of her 9 siblings and later her own 4 children were born).
m 25 April 1888 (aged 16) - Pallavarum, India
1901 census - Georgiana discovered in Bedford with her 3 kids and her sister Lucy - organizing to leave kids in England when she returned to India? Why Bedford?
1911 census - retired and living in Upper Norwood, London
Later remembered living in the basement flat of Dene Court in Folkestone, which was always full of cigarette smoke.
d 1953 (81), Folkestone, Kent
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Colonel Francis Middlecoat Madras Army
b 20 June 1839, Madras (now Chennai), SE India
1858 - 1901 Officer in Madras Army
Married 10 January 1866 - St George's Cathedral, Madras
At 2 April 1871 UK census he is on home leave at 2 Laburnum Cottages, Bank St, Great Malvern with Mary and daughter Charlotte Lucy Hampton (4). Georgiana is born here 9 months' later!
Retired 17 January 1901 with rank of Colonel.
1901 and 1911 censuses living in Hammersmith then Fulham, London
d. 1922 (83) in Lambeth
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Captain George Middlecoat
b 1 Sept 1802
Officer in Madras Artillery 1820 - 1845
Married 5 January 1826 (23), Madras
25 Jan 1840 - returns to Madras on "True Briton" with Mrs M after home leave.
d 14 Feb 1845 (42) Belgaum, India (cause of death not known yet)
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We are not too far from discovering George's parentage from his 1820 application papers for the Madras Army. He had to put up a bond of 500 1820 £s to get in.
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Susanna Palmer Middlecoat (Hampton)
b 1809
At least 9 children of whom 3 died before the age of 3.
Did not remarry. Maybe went to England after early death of Capt George (but not yet located).
d 28 March 1870 (61) in Lambeth
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General Hampton
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Mary Middlecoat (Locke)
b 9 March 1850, Madras (now Chennai), SE India
Large family - at least 10 children
d.16 March 1928 (78) in Wandsworth
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Samuel Richard Locke
1866 - Deputy Collector (of Taxes?), Madras.
d London
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John Locke
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Paulina Locke ( )
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Charlotte Sophia Jane Locke (Johnson) & widow of a Nasky or Rehling
d. 1889 India
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John Johnson
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