Assorted rogues - Person Sheet
Assorted rogues - Person Sheet
NameNeil Edmondstone Boileau 
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29FatherLestock Francis (i) Boileau (1785-1849)
MotherCharlotte Packer
Notes for Neil Edmondstone Boileau
From BBB15:
b at Gorey, Co. Wexford, 8 Apr 1827. 2/Lt Bengal NI, 5 Jul 1843. Arrived in India Dec 1843. Joined 27th NI, Mar 1844 at Moradabad 1st Sikh War, 1845-46; Sutlej Campaign, inc defence of Ferozepore; after the battle of Sobraon moved to Lahore; medal. Contd with the regt at various stations till Apr 1851, being appt Interpreter and QM Appt to duty with the Arakan Bn Apr 1851, and took part in the 2nd Burma War, receiving the medal and clasp "Pegu". Contd with the regt until Apr 1853, when he went home on furlough; returning to India in Mar 1856 he rejoined the 27th NI at Peshawar. Official Interpreter to his own and other regts.
In May 1857 he was appt Adjt & QM at Sialkot Musketry Depot, but the crisis arising at Peshawar in connection with the Indian Mutiny, and the disarmament of the native troops, incl the 27th, prevented him from taking up the appt. In Aug 1857 was appt 2ic 9th Punjab Infantry, then being formed at Kohat; actually he officiated as Comdt, and is credited in the Indian Army list with having raised the Bn. In Jun 1858 he joined the Judge Advocate General's branch of the Staff, being appt DJAG Peshawar; he continued thus in Peshawar, Jhilum and Rawalpindi Divisions until Dec 1874; he then, as Lt Col and Brevet Col in the Bengal Staff Corps retired with the Honorary Rank of Maj-Gen, and d at Murree in the Punjab 21 years later, on 22 Dec 1895.
He m 16 Oct 1866, at Mussoorie, Katherine, dau of Richard Bettesworth Flemyng, MA, of Dublin. They had issue : 8 children : Katherine Edmonstone, Lillian Mabel, Lestock Richard, Neil Edmonstone ii, Marguerite le Flemyng, Hugh, Violet Alice Mary and Madeline Bettesworth.
b at Gorey, Co. Wexford, 8 Apr 1827. 2/Lt Bengal NI, 5 Jul 1843. Arrived in India Dec 1843. Joined 27th NI, Mar 1844 at Moradabad 1st Sikh War, 1845-46; Sutlej Campaign, inc defence of Ferozepore; after the battle of Sobraon moved to Lahore; medal. Contd with the regt at various stations till Apr 1851, being appt Interpreter and QM Appt to duty with the Arakan Bn Apr 1851, and took part in the 2nd Burma War, receiving the medal and clasp "Pegu". Contd with the regt until Apr 1853, when he went home on furlough; returning to India in Mar 1856 he rejoined the 27th NI at Peshawar. Official Interpreter to his own and other regts.
In May 1857 he was appt Adjt & QM at Sialkot Musketry Depot, but the crisis arising at Peshawar in connection with the Indian Mutiny, and the disarmament of the native troops, incl the 27th, prevented him from taking up the appt. In Aug 1857 was appt 2ic 9th Punjab Infantry, then being formed at Kohat; actually he officiated as Comdt, and is credited in the Indian Army list with having raised the Bn. In Jun 1858 he joined the Judge Advocate General's branch of the Staff, being appt DJAG Peshawar; he continued thus in Peshawar, Jhilum and Rawalpindi Divisions until Dec 1874; he then, as Lt Col and Brevet Col in the Bengal Staff Corps retired with the Honorary Rank of Maj-Gen, and d at Murree in the Punjab 21 years later, on 22 Dec 1895.
He m 16 Oct 1866, at Mussoorie, Katherine, dau of Richard Bettesworth Flemyng, MA, of Dublin. They had issue : 8 children : Katherine Edmonstone, Lillian Mabel, Lestock Richard, Neil Edmonstone ii, Marguerite le Flemyng, Hugh, Violet Alice Mary and Madeline Bettesworth.
Notes for Katherine (Spouse 1)
Daughter of Richard Bettesworth Flemyng, MA, of Dublin, according to BBB.15