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 South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta - Grave Transcriptions [FHT-2015]

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DescriptionTranscriptions of Headstone inscriptions at South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta (Bengal Presidency). Cross referenced with Holmes and Co datasets Parts 1 to 5.
Date transcribed2024-09-09
Transcribed bySandra Seager
CommentThese photographs were taken by members and friends of FIBIS who went on a Family History Tour of India in 2015.

Our thanks to Brenda Boggild who took the photographs and has permitted FIBIS to share them.

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View all other items of "Surname" with value "Monson" in "South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta - Grave Transcriptions [FHT-2015]" Surname  Monson    
First names  George    
Rank/ Title  Colonel the Hon    
Mother/ Wife name  Anne    
Birth date  18 Apr 1730    
Death day/mon  25 Sep    
Death year  1776    
Inscription  In Memory of Colonel the Hon George Monson born April 18th 1730 educated at Westminster entered HM footguards 1760. Member of Parliament for Lincoln 1754-1768 in the year 1760. He for a time conducted the operations at the Siege of Pohdighery in which he was severely wounded. He served under General Draper at Manilla in 1762 and was ADC to the King in 1769. He (with Sir Philip Francis and General Claverins) assumed office as a member of the Supreme Council in India October 20th 1774. Died at Hugli September 25th 1776. This grave and that of his wife, the Lady Anne Monson having remained nameless for one hundred and thirty two year. This tablet has been placed here by the Government of Bengal at the bequest of the Calcutta Historical Society in the year 1908.    
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Transcribed from Holmes and Co - Bengal Obituary, and photographs of headstones at South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta.
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