Gen. Marcus Beresford

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Gen. Marcus Beresford

Also Known As: "Marcus Delapoer Beresford", "Marcus de la Poer Beresford"
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Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Death: March 16, 1876 (75)
Warwick, Warwickshire, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Reverend George de la Poer Beresford and Susan Beresford
Husband of Isabella Beresford and Caroline Beresford
Father of Isabella Eliza Rodney; Harriet Louisa Beresford; Ethel Louisa Spencer; Maj. Marcus de la Poer Beresford and Ethel Louisa Spencer
Brother of Susan Anne O'Reilly; Elizabeth Anne O'Reilly; George Hamilton de la Poer Beresford; Captain Henry Beresford and Reverend William Beresford

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About Gen. Marcus Beresford

Marcus Beresford was born 28 July 1800, the second son of the Hon. George Beresford (1776-1842). In 1817, he became a 2nd Lieutenant in the 21st Foot, then a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd Foot from 1835 to 1842, when he was placed on half-pay. He was a Colonel in the 20th Foot from 1858 until his death, and a General from 4 March 1866.

He died at Leamington on 16 March 1876.

He married first 1 October 1828 Isabella Sewell (died August 1836) and secondly, 22 January 1838, Caroline Fane (died 1895).

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Gen. Marcus Beresford's Timeline

1800
July 28, 1800
Cork, Ireland
1833
1833
1847
September 20, 1847
Cork, Ireland
1856
1856
India
1876
March 16, 1876
Age 75
Warwick, Warwickshire, England (United Kingdom)
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