George William Muriel (1825-1897)

Born : 5th December 1825 in Jahhouls, Indonesia
Died : 8th August 1897 , Rochester, Kent, aged 71

Father : George William Muriel (1791-1836)
Mother : (unconfirmed)

Married : Eliza Ann Teait on 20/11/1850 at St Saviours, Southwark
Eliza was born in Chatham, Kent and was the daughter of Henry Teait a Paymaster in the Royal Navy


Children :

George William Peter Delancey Muriel (09/06/1851) Umballa, West Bengal
Eliza Mary Muriel (08/08/1852) Umballa, West Bengal
Henry Alfred Muriel (1854) India
William James Brook Muriel (31/08/1855) Peshawur, West Bengal
Thomas Robert Seth Muriel (b 1857) India (d 31/01/1930) Australia married Amelia Margaret Byrne (1)on 9th January 1881 at time of Silver Wedding was living at Stanley Street, Sydney
John Edward Muriel b (07/01/1860) Meerut, Bengal, India
Frederick Albert Rowner Muriel b (1865 ) Hampshire d (1938) Kent
Annie L Muriel (b 1879) Lucknow, India

History

24/06/1842 Ensign 84th Foot, York & Lancaster Regiment
28/12/1842 Arrival at Madras on board the ship John Line. 84th Regiment, Ensign
29/07/1845 Lieutenant 75th Foot, Stirlingshire Regiment
24/02/1847 Departure from Madras to London aboard the ship the Northumberland. 84th Regiment described as being in charge of troops.
29/03/1849 About this time George was stationed at the Fermoy Barracks In Ireland and from information supplied to me by Father William Quinlan was instrumental in getting William Quinlan of the 84th Regiment death sentence commuted to deportation.
26/11/1857 Captain 75th Foot Regiment : note 75th heavily involved in Indian Mutiny during this year.
1861 Census Glaister Rd, Islington as lodger with wife and Thomas Robert Seth
01/04/1866 Major 75th Foot Regiment
1871 Census : Resident 64 St John St, Bedford
29/10/1873 Major 73rd Foot, Perthshire Regiment, Highlanders
13/05/1875 Lieutenant-Colonel 73rd Foot Regiment
13/05/1880 Colonel 73rd Foot, Perthshire Regiment Highlanders
10/11/1880 Retires as Major-General 73rd Foot
1881 Census : Resident 4 Mordern Terrace, Rochester

(1) Thomas Robert Seth Muriel married Amelia Margaret Byrne on 9th January 1881 at time of Silver Wedding was living at Stanley Street, Sydney. At the time of his death he lived at 31 Ormond St, Paddington Australia. He had two sons Robert Reginald Muriel and Edward Granville Muriel (1883-1898)