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William Minchin H.M.C.R.R. (abt. 1821 - 1851)

Capt William Minchin H.M.C.R.R.
Born about in County Tipperary, Irelandmap
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Husband of — married 24 Dec 1850 in Templeharry, Kings Co, Irelandmap
Died at about age 30 in Slave Island, Columbo, Ceylonmap
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Biography

Ireland Native
William Minchin H.M.C.R.R. was born in Ireland.

William Minchin was born in about 1821. He was the second son of Charles Humphrey Minchin and Amelia Wright.

He joined the Military in about 1842; 'William Minchin, Gent. to be Ensign by purchase, vice Fleming'.

His older brother Stephen Wright Minchin died in September 1849 at the age of about 31.

William married his double first cousin Rebecca Minchin (the daughter of Reverend William Minchin and Mary Anne Wright) on 24 December 1850 at Templeharry Church, Kings County, Ireland[1]:

Dublin Evening Mail 27 December 1850, Page 3:
MARRIAGES.
December 24, at Templeharry Church, by the Rev. Robert J. Going, Captain Wm. Minchin, Ceylon Rifles, eldest son of Charles H. Minchin, of Rutland, King's County, Esq., to Rebecca Mary Anne, daughter of the Rev. Wm. Minchin, of Green Hills, in the county Tipperary.[2]

They had no children.

He was a Captain in the 95th Ceylon Rifles. He succumbed to Consumption (Tuberculosis) on 11 September 1851 soon after taking his new bride back to Ceylon with him. The Indian sub-continent was notorious for claiming the lives of many young "white militiamen and civilians". You can still visit the 19th Century colonial graveyards where the tombstones are so close together, you can hardly walk between them.

Death Notice

Westmeath Guardian & Longford Newsletter, 30 October 1851, page 4:
DIED.
September 11, at Colombo, Island of Ceylon, in the prime of life, William Minchin, Captain, Ceylon Rifles, and eldest surviving son of Charles H. Minchin, Esq., of Rutland, king's County.[3]

William was buried at Galle Face Burial Ground, Colombo, Colombo District, Western, Sri Lanka[4].

Inscription:

In Memory Of
WILLIAM MINCHIN
Capt. H.M.C.R.R.
who died at Colombo,
11th Sept. 1851, aged 29 years.

His widow Rebecca remarried, twice.

Letters of Administration (with the contents of his Will attached) were granted at the Principal Registry to his widow Rebecca Maryanne Gideon otherwise Jeffers otherwise Minchin of 4 Victoria Terrace, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh (wife of George Vernon Gideon, Esquire), the Universal Legatee[5]. Effects under £600

Sources

  1. ↑ "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG6Z-Y2P : accessed 7 January 2016), William Minchin and Rebecca M. Minchin, 24 Dec 1850; citing Templeharry, Kings, Ire, reference 2:3JZG81P; FHL microfilm 101,321.
  2. ↑ Dublin Evening Mail 27 December 1850, Page 3, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000433%2f18501227%2f029&stringtohighlight=wm%20minchin (requires subscription)
  3. ↑ Westmeath Guardian & Longford Newsletter, 30 October 1851, page 4, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0002914%2f18511030%2f022&stringtohighlight=william%20minchin%20rutland (requires subscription)
  4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211018853/william-minchin: accessed 22 March 2023), memorial page for Capt. William Minchin (unknown–11 Sep 1851), Find A Grave: Memorial #211018853, citing Galle Face Burial Ground, Colombo, Colombo District, Western, Sri Lanka; Maintained by Dowser (contributor 47495357).
  5. ↑ "Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ5W-GDY : 12 December 2014), William Minchin, 11 Sep 1851; citing 00277, 005014893, Principal Probate Registry, Dublin; 100,979.
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William Minchin was the son of Charles Humphrey Minchin and Amelia Wright. He married Rebecca Maryanne Minchin, daughter of Reverend William Minchin and Mary Anne Wright. He died, without issue. He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 95th Ceylon Rifles.
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