William Brydon (1811 - 1873)

Born 9 Oct 1811 in London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Colina (Macintyre) Brydon — married 10 Apr 1844 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Died 20 Mar 1873 at age 61 in Nigg, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Brydon is Notable.

William Brydon was born on 10 October 1811 at London, and died 20 March 1873, in Nigg, Ross-shire. He married Colina Macintyre on 10 October 1844 at Bareilly, Bengal, India. He studied medicine at University College London and at the University of Edinburgh. He was better known as Surgeon-Major Brydon because of his involvement in the First Afghan War. In 1858, he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).^[1]

William Brydon CB (10 October 1811 – 20 March 1873) was an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, famous for reportedly being the only member of an army of 4,500 men, plus 12,000 accompanying civilians, to reach safety in Jalalabad at the end of the long retreat from Kabul.^[2]

Born 9 Oct 1811 at London, England and christened 27 Nov 1811,^[3] William was the second son and second of the eight children of William Brydon (c1761–1843), merchant of Scottish descent, and his wife, Mary Ann Comberbach.^[1]

Married Colina Macintyre at Bareilly, Bengal, India on 10 Apr 1844.^[4]

His daughter Charlotte Sidonie was born in India 6 Sep 1850. ^[5]

External Sources

See also: Wikidata: Item Q3181102

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Brydon, William (1811–1873), Army Surgeon, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (accessed:15-04-2020
2. ↑ Wikipedia: William Brydon
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLLL-66J : 21 March 2020), William Brydon, 1811.
4. ↑ "India Marriages, 1792-1948 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNQ-M6B : 5 February 2020), William Brydon, 1844.
5. ↑ "India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGQQ-47F : 5 February 2020), William Brydon in entry for Charlotte Sidonie Brydon, 1850.

Research Note

Reviewed 18 April 2020