Chase Bracken (1800 - 1827)

Born 26 Dec 1800 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Ann (Grant) Dunlop — married 29 Sep 1825 in Kempsey, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1827 at about age 26 in India

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Biography

Chase Bracken was part of the history of the British Honourable East India Company

Chase was born in Westminster, London, on 26 December 1800. He was the son of Thomas Bracken and Mary Chase. He was baptised on January 1 1801 at St James' Westminster.^[1][2]

On 29 September 1825 Chase married Jane Ann Grant in Kempsey, Worcestershire, England.^{[3] [4]}

The couple moved to India where Chase was working for the Honourable East India Company in the 45th Native Infantry.^[5]

Chase and Jane do not appear to have had any children together.

Chase died in India in 1827, and on 18th March 1828 administration of his will was granted to Thomas Bracken 'The brother and next of kin of the deceased'.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBV4-3X1 : 10 February 2018, Chase Bracken, 26 Dec 1800); citing 2:2JZKMC2, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,042,309.
2. ↑ Church of England Parish Registers, via London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DL/T/090/001. Record for Name: Chase Bracken, Baptism Date: 1 Jan 1801, Baptism Place: St James, Piccadilly, Westminster, Middlesex, England, Father: Thos Bracken, Mother: Mary Bracken, Register Type: Bishop's Transcript. Free to View Ancestry Image, accessed 31 March 2021.
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJ3J-VJC : 9 March 2018), Chase Bracken and Jane Ann Grant, 29 Sep 1825; citing Kempsey, Worcester, England, reference Pg. 38 & 39, # 115, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 350,590.
4. ↑ The Times, October 5 1825, p 3, Issue 12776, Col F: On the 29th Ult. at Kempsey, by the Rev Richard Bracken, Lieutenant Chase Bracken of the Bengal Establishment, to Jane Anne, daughter of Colonel Lud. Grant, of Bank-house, Kempsey, Worcestershire
5. ↑ The East India Register and Directory, 1826: Citation: University of London; London, England; The East India Register and Directory for 1826 Mason, A.W. and Brown, G.H.; Reference Number: Rb1696511 1826. (Sourced via :Ancestry.com. UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.)
6. ↑ British India office Wills and Probate, Bengal, Administrations, Archive ref L-AG-34-29-3 accessed here at Find My Past