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About Commander John William Francis Harvey
Born on the River Ganges near Calcutta, according to UK 1881 and 1891 census information.
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Date from LDS IGI Individual Record for John William Francis Harvey, son of John Harvey and Mary Jane (locality extract).
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Birthplace given as Fort William, Calcutta, in Visitation of England and Wales, by Joseph Jackson Howard and Frederick Arthur Crisp, vol. 16, publ. 1909, p. 93.
Military Service 1857-1858 China Find all individuals with events at this location as Midshipman, Royal Navy
◦Served on the "Furious" i the China War of 1857-1858, and was awarded the China medal with two clasps. From Visitation of England and Wales, by Joseph Jackson Howard and Frederick Arthur Crisp, vol. 16, publ. 1909, p. 93.
Military Service 8 Apr 1863 as Lieutenant, Royal Navy
◦From marriage notice and UK 1871 census.
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Date from The Navy List, Corrected to The 20th June, 1877, publ. 1877 (London: John Murray), p. 286.
Military Service 1 Oct 1873 as Commander, Royal Navy ◦From The Navy List, Corrected to The 20th June, 1877, publ. 1877 (London: John Murray), p. 286.
Died 26 Nov 1895 Southsea, Hampshire, England
◦England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983 (ancestry.com) gives:
Name: John William F Harvey / Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 / Year of Registration: 1895 / Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec / Age at Death: 52 / District: Portsea Island (1837-1900) / County: Hampshire / Volume: 2b / Page: 294.
Death notice in The Times, 29 November 1895, p. 1, reads: HARVEY.---On the 26th inst., at 8, Queen's-terrace, Sussex-road, Southsea, COMMANDER JOHN WILLIAM FRANCIS HARVEY, R.N., son of the late Capt. harvey, 9th Regt., and grandson of the late Admiral Sir Edward Harvey, G.C.B., of Walmer, Kent.
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Death date given as 25 November 1895 in probate record. See Will Proved Event notes.
Will proved 29 Jan 1896 London, Middlesex, England
◦England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941 (ancestry.com) gives: 1896. / HARVEY John William Francis of 8 Queen's-terrace Sussex-road Southsea Portsea Hants retired commander royal navy died 25 November 1895 Probate London 29 January to Elizabeth Edwards Lavington Harvey widow and the reverend Edward William Penny clerk Effects £351 11s. 4d.
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Commander John William Francis Harvey's Timeline
| 1842 |
December 31, 1842
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Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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| 1843 |
January 30, 1843
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Dum Dum, Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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1869
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Great Mongeham, Kent, England UK
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| 1873 |
April 29, 1873
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Upper Sydenham, Kent, England
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