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About Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dumaresq
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Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dumaresq was born on January 17, 1792 in Bushel Hall, Penn, Shropshire, England. His parents were Lieutenant Colonel John Dumaresq and Ann Jones.
Henry married Elizabeth Sophia Butler-Danvers in 1828 in England, United Kingdom. Together they had the following children:
- Henry William Hart Davis Dumaresq, Esq.;
- Priscilla Isabella Laura Dumaresq;
- Harriet Maria Amelia Dumaresq;
- Cornelia Charlotte Anne Dumaresq.
He died on March 5, 1838 in Tahlee House, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia from as a result of his war injury and was buried in St Heliers near, Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia.
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dumaresq-henry-2003
Henry, who served with the 9th Regiment (lieutenant-colonel, 1818) was severely wounded at Waterloo, his gallantry being recorded by Sir Walter Scott in Paul's Letters to His Kinsfolk (1816). While on service in Mauritius in 1818-25 he became military secretary to General (Sir) Ralph Darling, who married his sister Eliza. When Darling accepted office as governor of New South Wales, Henry was invited to become his private secretary and arrived in the Phillip Dundas in October 1825 to prepare accommodation for the governor's party.
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Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dumaresq's Timeline
| 1792 |
January 17, 1792
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Bushel Hall, Penn, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1832 |
February 28, 1832
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Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia
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| 1835 |
March 15, 1835
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Gloucester, NSW, Australia
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| 1838 |
March 5, 1838
Age 46
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Tahlee House, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia
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| 1845 |
1845
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New South Wales
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St Heliers near, Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
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