Assorted rogues - Person Sheet
Assorted rogues - Person Sheet
Notes for Henry Alexander Edmonstone Boileau
13[RBB]: m. Charlotte Hanson (m. 1834?)
Gracey Tovey (m. 1850?)
(I can’t quite figure out what the book says, so this could be wrong.)
15[BBB]: b posthumously at Calcutta, 1807. Generally known as Henry. Admitted as a cadet at Addiscombe, the EIC's Military Academy, 1823-4. Arrived in India, as 2 Lt from 1824; Lt 1827; Capt 1839; Bvt Major 1847; Lt Col 1849; Col 1856; Major General 1860.
Joined Bengal Sappers & Miners 1825; took part in siege of Bhurtpore 1825-26, and commanded two companies of the S&M during the storming. Carried out surveys of the lower part of the Doab 1827, and of Bhurtpore Territory 1830-32. Shekhawat expedition 1834. In 1835 he was selected to go on a mission to Jaisalmer and Bahawalpur, states in Western India, with another officer, to settle various border disputes, and to collect information on the geography of the country, its inhabitants and the military resources of the states. His particular qualifications made him a most successful observer; his competence in the native languages, his habit of constant mixing with native all ranks and great mental and bodily activity, enabled him to do more than merely add to geographical knowledge. In fact, the two young officers were instrumental in bringing about peaceful settlements of several disputes, and they consorted amicably with various rulers and with Shah Shuja, the dispossessed king of Kabul.
After this, Henry continued to be employed on survey work in the Bengal Presidency and went to China on leave in 1837. He was then transferred to the Calcutta area, as Agent for suspension bridges and Superintendent of canals. He managed these very well, and after five years took charge of those at Delhi. From 1846 to 1850 he was Superintending Engineer, Central Provinces, after which he went on leave to the UK for what seems to have been the first time in 25 years. He was then Superintending Engineer, PWD NW Provinces 1854-56, and CE PWD Nagpur Territory for the next five years. By 1862 he was extra Superintendent in charge of the 200-mile-long road from Saugor to Kalpi, and also Comdt of Engrs as Colonel. One supposes that he might have received some award had he survived to retire in the ordinary way; as it was, he had only the Bhurtpore medal to show for his 38 years of useful service.
m 1st 1834, at Agra, UP, India, Charlotte, dau of Capt William Hanson, of the Pay Dept, and had a dau, Charlotte Bosanquet. Charlotte d at Barrackpore, Bengal 1840 and Henry m 2nd at Paignton, Devon, Matilda Grace, dau of Alexander Tovey, 20th Foot; they had a son and a dau, Arthur C T and Mary Hamilton.
He d of dysentery in 1862 at Cawnpore.
[BBC]29 gives the date of death as 1866.
Gracey Tovey (m. 1850?)
(I can’t quite figure out what the book says, so this could be wrong.)
15[BBB]: b posthumously at Calcutta, 1807. Generally known as Henry. Admitted as a cadet at Addiscombe, the EIC's Military Academy, 1823-4. Arrived in India, as 2 Lt from 1824; Lt 1827; Capt 1839; Bvt Major 1847; Lt Col 1849; Col 1856; Major General 1860.
Joined Bengal Sappers & Miners 1825; took part in siege of Bhurtpore 1825-26, and commanded two companies of the S&M during the storming. Carried out surveys of the lower part of the Doab 1827, and of Bhurtpore Territory 1830-32. Shekhawat expedition 1834. In 1835 he was selected to go on a mission to Jaisalmer and Bahawalpur, states in Western India, with another officer, to settle various border disputes, and to collect information on the geography of the country, its inhabitants and the military resources of the states. His particular qualifications made him a most successful observer; his competence in the native languages, his habit of constant mixing with native all ranks and great mental and bodily activity, enabled him to do more than merely add to geographical knowledge. In fact, the two young officers were instrumental in bringing about peaceful settlements of several disputes, and they consorted amicably with various rulers and with Shah Shuja, the dispossessed king of Kabul.
After this, Henry continued to be employed on survey work in the Bengal Presidency and went to China on leave in 1837. He was then transferred to the Calcutta area, as Agent for suspension bridges and Superintendent of canals. He managed these very well, and after five years took charge of those at Delhi. From 1846 to 1850 he was Superintending Engineer, Central Provinces, after which he went on leave to the UK for what seems to have been the first time in 25 years. He was then Superintending Engineer, PWD NW Provinces 1854-56, and CE PWD Nagpur Territory for the next five years. By 1862 he was extra Superintendent in charge of the 200-mile-long road from Saugor to Kalpi, and also Comdt of Engrs as Colonel. One supposes that he might have received some award had he survived to retire in the ordinary way; as it was, he had only the Bhurtpore medal to show for his 38 years of useful service.
m 1st 1834, at Agra, UP, India, Charlotte, dau of Capt William Hanson, of the Pay Dept, and had a dau, Charlotte Bosanquet. Charlotte d at Barrackpore, Bengal 1840 and Henry m 2nd at Paignton, Devon, Matilda Grace, dau of Alexander Tovey, 20th Foot; they had a son and a dau, Arthur C T and Mary Hamilton.
He d of dysentery in 1862 at Cawnpore.
[BBC]29 gives the date of death as 1866.
Notes for Charlotte (Spouse 1)
According to [BBB]15 she and her sister Anne married two Boileau brothers.