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Family: William Despard, Maj / Elizabeth de Bois (F8)

m. 16 Sep 1810


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  • Father | Male
    William Despard, Maj

    Born  Abt. 1773  Queen's Co. (Laois), Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Aug 1813  Vittoria, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  16 Sep 1810  [1]   
    Father  Phillip (Of Laurel Hill) Despard | F9 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Letitia Croasdaile | F9 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth de Bois

    Born  20 Nov 1772  St. Peter's Parish, Salem, Massachusetts, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
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    Child 1 | Male
    George Pakenham Despard

    Born  1791  Lisbon, Portugal. British Subject Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 May 1881  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Malmsbury, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Frances Margaret Ravizzotti | F10 
    Married  21 Jan 1854  Keynsham, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emily Coffin | F11 
    Married  31 May 1841  Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Harriet Letitia Despard

    Born  7 Apr 1805  Halifax, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Aug 1867  Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Thomas Murray | F254 
    Married  7 Jul 1827  Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Philip Henry Despard, Capt

    Born  29 Jul 1807  Halifax, North America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Jun 1870  Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Frances Anne Elizabeth O'Brien | F7 
    Married  2 Feb 1837  East Stonehouse, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Letitia Despard

    Born  Abt. 1810   
    Died     
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205181107] UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Officers' Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers. BRITISH OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES; Class: WO 42; Piece: 012; Piece Description: Piece 012: D. 1-164 (1776-1881).