Bignell, William Edward Phillips, 1803-1852
- GB-2014-WSA-03246
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- 1803-1852
BIGNELL, WILLIAM EDWARD PHILLIPS, brother of Richard Bignell (qv); bapt. Banbury, Oxfordshire 13 Sep 1803; at Charterhouse Sch. 1814; adm. 11 Jan 1815 (Du Brieux's); left Midsummer 1817; Cadet, EICS Bengal 1826; Ensign, unattached, 8 May 1827; 69th Bengal Native Infantry, 3 Jan 1828; Lieut., 1 Dec 1836; Capt., 11 Sep 1845; m. at Saugor, India 2 Feb 1838 Mary Kyd Duckett, natural dau. of James Kyd, Calcutta, proprietor of Kidderpore Dockyard and Master Shipbuilder to EICS; d. at Moosanuggur, 17 Nov 1852.