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Belches (or Belshes), Alexander Hepburn Murray, 1778-?
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Dates of existence
1778-?
History
BELCHES (or BELSHES), ALEXANDER HEPBURN MURRAY, son of Col. John Hepburn Belches, Invermay, Forteviot, Perthshire; b. 26 Jun 1778 (IGI); adm. 20 Jun 1791 (Clapham), having previously been at the High School, Edinburgh, with Hon. George Murray (qv) (letter of 22 Jun 1791 from William Vincent (qv) to Alexander Adam, printed W. Steven, History of the High School of Edinburgh, 1849, 136); still at school Christmas 1794; Cornet, 3rd Dragoon Guards 3 May 1797; Lieut., 11 Jan 1800; Capt. in Army 10 Jul 1801; Capt., 3rd Dragoon Guards 3 Dec 1802; Maj., 15th Light Dragoons 31 Aug 1809; still in Army List 1812 (not 1813); of Invermay, Perthshire; living 1826.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.