Henry George Wakelyn Smith (1787 - 1860)

Born 28 Jun 1787 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Juana María (de León) Smith — married 16 Oct 1814 in St Anne, Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 12 Oct 1860 at age 73 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Harry Smith was born in Cambridgeshire, England.

Harry Smith is Notable.

Harry Smith was born in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire on June 28, 1787. His father was a surgeon.

He began his military career on May 8, 1805 and was promoted to Lieutenant on August 15 of that same year.

In 1812 he was promoted to Captain. That same year he met Juana Maria de Los Dolores de León, an orphaned Spanish noble, and married her.

In 1814 he volunteered for service in the United States and witnessed the burning of the capitol at Washington. He was a brigade major at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

By 1826 Harry was promoted to the rank of Major. During service in South Africa, he was promoted to Lieutenant-colonel.

In 1840 he was appointed Adjutant-General in India and he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of Bath (KCB) for his role in the Gwalior campaign of 1843.

Harry died on October 12, 1860 at his home of Eton Place in London. He was buried in his home town of Whittlesey. He is commemorated there in the Church of St Mary with a marble bust and memorial. The local community college, Sir Harry Smith Community College, is named after him.

Sources

• Wikipedia:Sir_Harry_Smith,_1st_Baronet

• Ancestry of Sir Harry Smith: https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/hsmith/autobiography/appendices.html#VIII
• The autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G.C.B.. By Sir Henry (Harry) George Wakelyn Smith (1788-1860). Ed. with the addition of some supplementary chapters, by George Charles Moore Smith (1858-1940). London: J. Murray, 1903. 12. Sep 2019 by Jaulanne van der Bank
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NX47-VYN : 10 February 2018), George Henry Wakelin Smith and Juana Maria Dolores De Lein, 16 Oct 1814; citing St. Anne'S, Westminster, Middlesex, England, reference item 1 p 404, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,468,924. 12. Sep 2019 by Jaulanne van der Bank
• "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJ9-1TB2 : 30 August 2018), Henry George Wakelin Smith, 15 Nov 1860; citing Probate, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .14. Sep 2019 by Jaulanne van der Bank