Charles Legendre Johnstone Bourchier (1851 - 1891)

Born 5 Aug 1851 in Clutton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Werge (Howey) Bourchier — married 18 Apr 1873 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Matthannah Frances (Standbridge) Bourchier — married 6 Mar 1886 in W Kensington, London, England

Died 26 Nov 1891 at age 40 in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Capt. Cape Colonial Forces, formerly 35th and 65th Regts.

Charles Legendre Johnstone Bourchier was born on 5 August 1851 in Clutton. ^[1]

He was christened on 21 September 1851. ^[2]

In 1871 he was a cadet at Sandhurst^[3]

He was commissioned and served as a 2nd Lt in 65th Regiment of Foot, resigning his commission on 2 November 1873^[4]

Wife Ann Werge Howey. Marriage 15 Apr 1873. Christ Church, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England. ^[5]

After his first wife's death he married again and had further children.

He died on 26 November 1891 and is buried in Church Stretton Cemetery in Shropshire.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NQ3-2PY : 1 October 2014), Legendre Charles Johnstone Bourchier, 1851; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Clutton, Somerset, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7NK-WXH : 10 February 2018, Charles Legondre Johnston Bourchier..., ); citing 200 1593, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,526,552.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFX5-QS9 : 28 September 2019), Charles L G Johnstone Bourchier, 1871.
4. ↑ [[1]] London Gazette 5 Dec 1873 P5722
5. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6PJ-MHY : 10 February 2018), Charles Legendre Johnstone Bourchier and Annie Werge Kaye, 15 Apr 1873; citing Christ Church, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,068,933.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKC-L7S5 : 13 December 2015), Charles Legendre Johnstone Bourchier, 1891; Burial, Church Stretton, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, Church Stretton Cemetery; citing record ID 40547139, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal by the Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval. Published 1911 by Melville & Company, London. Mortimer-Percy volume, part one, P84.