Francis Stringer (abt. 1785 - 1844)

Husband of Elizabeth Mary (Cuthbertson) Stringer — married 2 Nov 1813 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

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Died May 1844 at about age 59 in Acton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Francis Stringer was a clerk at East India House, the London headquarters of the East India Company. He was born in about 1785.^[1]

He married Elizabeth Mary Cuthbertson on 2 November 1813 at St George Hanover Square, Westminster, Middlesex.^[2]

He joined the East India Company in about 1820 and rose to the position of assistant elder of the buying and warehousing office on a annual salary of £150. In 1833-34, the East India Company discontinued its commercial operations and discharged most of its employees, including Francis Stringer. In recognition of his 14¼ years' service, he was granted an annual pension of £100. He was then aged 49.^[1]

He probably died in May 1844, aged 59, in Acton, Middlesex.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The East India And Colonial Magazine, vol. 11, 1835, p. 330. “Compensation of the Company’s servants ... [Office or warehouse] Buying and warehouses. [Situation] Asst. Elder. [Name] Francis Stringer. [Age, Entry] 34¾. [Age, Discharge] 49. [Years, Service] 14¼. [Emolts.] £150. [Compensation, Pension] £100 ..."
2. ↑ Parish register, St Georges Hanover Square, Westminster, Middlesex, England (available on Findmypast). “Francis Stringer Bachelor of this Parish and Elizabeth Cuthbertson of Paddington in the County of Middlesex Spinster a Minor were married in this Church by Licence (by and with the consent of Robert Cuthbertson the natural and lawful father of the said Minor) this second day of November in the year 1813 … This marriages was solemnized between us Francis Stringer, Elizabeth Mary Cuthbertson. In the present of Robt Cuthberston, [illegible].”
3. ↑ Parish register, St Mary, Acton, Ealing, Middlesex, England (available on Ancestry). “Burials in the Parish of Acton in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1844 … Francis Stringer [Abode] Acton [When buried] 15 May [Age] 59.”