Edward L'Estrange-Corbet (abt. 1816 - abt. 1853)

Born about 1816 in Castle Townsend, County Cork, Ireland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 10 May 1853 at about age 37 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India [uncertain]

Biography

Edward was born about 1816. ^[1] He was the second son of John Corbet, Comptroller of His Majesty's Customs, of Castle Townsend, County Cork; who was deceased as of 1840. ^{[2] [3]}

On 6 August 1836 at St. Peter's Church, Dublin, he married Anne Cook, only daughter of the late John Cook Esq. of the firm Hague, Beaumont and Cook of Dublin. ^{[3] [4]}

He was admitted to the bar at the Dublin Court of Chancery on 15 April 1840. ^[2]

In May 1841, he and wife Anne were the plantiffs in a case against the estate of John Cook, late of Dublin, merchant. ^[5]

In 1842, a solicitor Mr. Caldwell was found guilty of attempted rape of Annie. ^[6]

He passed away 10 May 1853 at the age of 36. He was of the Calcutta Bar and joined the Supreme Court in 1851. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Based on age 36 at death.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Court of Chancery", Dublin Monitor - Thursday 16 April 1840, Page 4
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Marriages", Dublin Evening Post - Saturday 30 July 1836, Page 3
4. ↑ Marriage: "Ireland, Casey Collection Indexes, 1545-1960"
   Casey Collection, published 1952-71; Author:: Albert E. Casey: O'Kief, Coshe Mang, Slieve Lougher, and Upper Blackwater in Ireland
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62062 #126847 (accessed 11 February 2024)
   Edw L'estrange marriage to Anne Cook on 6 Aug 1836 in Ireland.
5. ↑ "Chancery", Freeman's Journal - Monday 17 May 1841, Page 1
6. ↑ "The Late Scandalous Assault in Dublin", Stockport Advertiser and Guardian - Friday 22 April 1842, Page 2
7. ↑ "Bengal", Allen's Indian Mail and Register of Intelligence for British & Foreign India, China, & All Parts of the East, volume 11, page 363. Citing article from 12 May 1853.