Col. John Higgin GRAHAM

Col. John Higgin GRAHAM
(1825-1910)

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Col. John Higgin GRAHAM

Born: 11 Jul 1825, West Bengal, India ²
Christened: 7 Aug 1825, Berhampur, West Bengal, India ³
Marriage (1): Sophia Mary IRVINE on 4 Jul 1860 in Ferns, Wexford, Ireland ¹
Died: 13 Dec 1910, Limerick, Ireland aged 85 ⁴

General Notes:

For this family see: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/don_tran/fam_his/butler_grahams_history.htm

John Higgins Graham was born on 11 July and baptised on 7 August 1825 at Berhampore[4]. On 7 May 1852 he became a captain by purchase in the 22^nd Foot [5].

Ensign 1842 14th Regt, of Foot (The Buckinghamshire)
Captain 1852 Served in India NW. Frontier in 1853 (https://books.google.pt/books?id=ePANAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=%22john+higgin+graham%22&source=bl&ots=7zqvkK8YHR&sig=kBM8wN2c5vMeg69Vkpb8zFl1CdI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDEQ6AEwBGoVChMI_YWqipTvxgIVRXI-Ch3-OgAS#v=onepage&q=%22john%20higgin%20graham%22&f=false)

Major 1858 22nd Regiment (The Cheshire), 1st Battalion.
Lt. Col. 1871

"Late of Castle Crine", Ireland

John married Sophia Mary IRVINE, daughter of Maj. George St George IRVINE and Frances DOYNE, on 4 Jul 1860 in Ferns, Wexford, Ireland.¹ (Sophia Mary IRVINE was born in 1833 and died on 8 May 1887 in Castle Crine, County Clare, Ireland ⁵.)

1 IGI individual Record, volume number: 5 page number: 658 digital folder number: 4195894. .... IGI individual Record, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG6R-TG3 : accessed 22 July 2015), John Higgin Graham and Sophia Mary Butler, 04 Jul 1860; citing Ferns, Wex, Ire, reference 2:3Q5H4ZV; FHL microfilm 101,416.

2 IGI individual Record, "India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG3C-2XH : accessed 22 July 2015), John Higgins Graham, 07 Aug 1825; citing CHR. BERHAMPORE BENGAL INDIA, reference v 13 p 395; FHL microfilm 498,955.

4 IGI individual Record, Film Number: 0101604 Volume Number: 5 Page Number: 245 Digital Folder Number: 4201708 Image Number: 00639. .... IGI individual Record, "Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ5N-NNP : accessed 22 July 2015), John Higgin Graham, 13 Dec 1910; citing 00126, 005014917, Principal Probate Registry.

5 IGI individual Record, Film Number: 101594 Volume Number: 5 Page Number: 319 Digital Folder Number: 4200676 Image Number: 00104.

Col. John Higgin GRAHAM

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