Cecil Arbuthnot White (1874 - 1900)

Cecil Arbuthnot White, son of Robert Holmes White and Elizabeth Sarah (Frith) White, was born on 17 August 1874 ^[1] and baptised on 17 September 1874 in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England.^[2]

In the 1881 census Cecil (age 6) was the son of Robert Holmes White in Devonshire Place, St Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England.^[3]

Cecil was registered to vote in 1899 in Gloucestershire, England.^[4]

Cecil died on 6 January 1900 in Colesberg, South Africa and his estate passed probate on 5 March 1900 in London, England.^[5]

Research Notes

Cecil was in a military record on 23 December 1893. They were in the Sherwood Foresters (3rd Battalion).^[6]

Lieut. Cecil Arbuthnot White, 1st batt. Suffolk Regt., was killed in action near Rensburg, Jan 6th, 1900. He was the youngest son of Robert Holmes White, Esq., of 10, Devonshire Place, W., and Boulge Hall, Woodbridge. He was born Aug., 1874, educated at Eton (Mr. Durnford's), and entered the Suffolk Regt. from the 3rd Batt. Derbyshire Regt. in May, 1897, being promoted lieut. March, 1899. Lieut. White accompanied his battalion to South Africa in Nov. 1899, and served with it in the north of Cape Colony until killed. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Officers' Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers. MISCELLANEOUS; Class: WO 42; Piece: 073; Piece Description: Piece 073: T - Z (1755-1908)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60931 #359360 (accessed 8 November 2022)
   Cecil Arbuthnot born on 17 Aug 1874 in Cavendish Square Middlesex.
2. ↑ Baptism: "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"
   FamilySearch Record: 6ZN7-2V8S (accessed 8 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSF7-M7HG-Q Image number 00510
   Cecil Arbuthnot White baptism on 17 Sep 1874 (born 17 Aug 1874), child of Robert Holmes White & Elizabeth Sarah White, in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
   citing p. 16, Piece/Folio 139/79, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,344.
   FamilySearch Record: Q273-JMDD (accessed 8 November 2022)
   FindMyPast Image
   Cecil A White (6), unmarried son, in household of Robert Holmes White (47) in St Marylebone, London in Marylebone registration district in Middlesex, England. Born in London Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England.

   Robert Holmes White Head Married M 47 Solicitor Blackheath, Kent, England

   Elizabeth Sarah White Wife Married F 49 Bombay (British Subject), India

   Margaret White Daughter Unmarried F 17 Scholar London Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England

   Caroline H White Daughter Unmarried F 15 Scholar London Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England

   Agnes M White Daughter Unmarried F 10 Scholar London Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England

   Ralph L White Son Unmarried M 9 Scholar London Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England

   Cecil A White Son Unmarried M 6 London Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England

   Franklin S Wille Servant Unmarried F 35 Governess Kempton Bavaria, Germany

4. ↑ 1899 Electoral Register: "Gloucestershire, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1974"
   Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Gloucestershire, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1974
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60625 #2059250 (accessed 8 November 2022)
   Name: Cecil Arbuthnot White; Residence Year: 1899; Street Address: 10 Devonshire Place, London,; Parliamentary Division: Mid or Stroud; Residence Place: Gloucestershire, England.
5. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #16577432 (accessed 8 November 2022)
   Cecil Arbuthnot White probate on 5 Mar 1900 in London, England. Died 6 Jan 1900 in Hm.
6. ↑ Military: "UK, Officer Service Records, 1764-1932"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; WO 76 - War Office: Records of Officers' Services; Reference: WO 76/417
   Ancestry Record 61807 #70323 (accessed 9 November 2022)
   Name: Cecil Aebrittinot White; Rank: 2nd Lieut; Birth Date: 17 Aug 1874; Enlistment Date: 23 Dec 1893; Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (3rd Battalion).
7. ↑ Dooner, Mildred G, The "last post" : a roll of all officers (naval, military or colonial) who gave their lives for their queen, king and country, in the South African War, 1899-1902, London : Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, May 20, 2008, pg 414, Internet Archive (accessed [9 Nov 2022])

• Imperial War Museum Second Boer War 1899 - 1902 Commemoration IWM Lt. C.A.White, Dedication dated 25 Oct 1901 (accessed 9 Nov 2022)
• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XZP-7T4 : 1 October 2014), Cecil Arbuthnot White, 1874; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Marylebone, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-JMDD : 10 December 2017), Cecil A White in household of Robert Holmes White, St Marylebone, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 16, Piece/Folio 139/79, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,344.
• Military: "UK, Military Campaign Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1949"
  National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Class: WO 100; Piece: 174
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1686 #1874546 (accessed 8 November 2022)
  Name: C A White; Service Date: 1899-1902; Service Place: South Africa; Campaign or Service: South Africa - Second Boer War; Regiment or Unit Name: 1st Battalion Suffolk.
• Military: "UK, Casualties of the Boer War, 1899-1902"
  Military-Genealogy.com, comp. Boer War Casualties 1899-1902. The Naval and Military Press Ltd. www.military-genealogy.com
  Ancestry Record 1912 #1955 (accessed 8 November 2022)
  Name: C A White [Cecil Arbuthnot White]; Casualty Type: Killed; Casualty Date: 6 Jan 1900; Casualty Place: Colesberg; Rank: Lieutenant; Force: South Africa Field Force; Regiment: Suffolk Regiment; Battalion: 1st Battalion.