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Death Announcements 1832-1844
Date transcribed | 2000-00-00 | Transcribed by | Steve Van Dulken | Comment | Death announcements from the "Gentleman's Magazine", a journal which is available on Google Books. Any deaths in India, or of deaths elsewhere where there was a mentioned link with India, are included. In a few lengthy obituaries the contents have been summarised by using square brackets. |
| Surname | Stuart | | First names | James | | Rank/ occupation | Soldier & sailor & minstrel | | Death date | 11 Apr 1844 | | Place of death | Northumberland | | Source | Gentleman's Magazine | | Edition | July 1844 | | Page number | 101 | | Detail | [Aged 116, commonly known as ""Jemmy Strength"". Born 25 Dec 1728 at Charleston, South Carolina, son of Gen. John Stuart, ""near relative of the Pretender Prince Charles"". Left America when aged 7. Served in 42nd Highlanders, in Royal Navy, on merchant ships, later was a wandering minstrel. 60 years ago he settled in Tweedmouth. ""He has had five wives and 27 children. Ten of his sons were killed in battle, five in the East Indies, two at Trafalgar, one at Waterloo, and two at Algiers""] |
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