Genealogy of Charles John French

born at Madras in 1815 eldest son of Charles Augustus FRENCH & Jane Anne SYKES married in 1812.
(Middle name Augustus probably derived from his Great grandfather Johann)
He was 17 years old when in 1832 his father was appointed to the Sudder Court in Calcutta, Bengal.
In 1833 the province of Agra was created (annexed) by the British.
In 1836 at age 21 he was an Assistant in the Persian Dept., Governor of Agra, and in 1838 Examiner of accounts NWP.
He wrote a Journal of a tour in Upper Hindustan during the year 1838-39 with the camp of Lord Auckland, Governor General.
In 1842 he married Mary Ann BLACKBURN at Agra.

In 1857 he was Assistant in the Office of the Chief Commissioner of Oudh when he enrolled as a Volunteer for the defence of the Baillie-Guard Garrison of Lucknow.
One of 153 civilian volunteers he served during the seige and the recapture of the city 30 June to 22 November.
CJF was frequently employed watching enemy movements from the roof of the Post Office. See map.
Received the Mutiny Medal with Lucknow Clasp.

In 1861 he was Superintendent Industrial Dept., Chief Commissioners Office, Lucknow.
In 1883 he was a pensioner (1883 Thackers Directory)
Charles John died in 1885 aged 70, at Simla, "late Superintendent Oude Financial Commissioner's Office".
Mary Ann Mary Ann Blackburn

lived another 25 years, dying at Simla in 1910

100 identified descendants

Children		born		Spouse, marriage	died	grandchildren * died England	Grandchildren's Spouses	Great Grandchildren	GG GCh.
Constance Emily		1843	Agra	never married	1865 Simla
Bolivar Edwin Judge Advocates Generals office		1844	Agra	Isabella Blackburn NICHOLAS, md. 1874 Calcutta	1928 Agra	Charles E C* Arthur Ernest Ethel May Edith Kathleen Winifred Emily Lillian Maud	RENNISON - HARRER MONTGOMERY _ BEAUCHAMP	Vivienne -- -- 5 -- --	Michael
Waldemor Percy clerk in Home Dept.		1846	Agra	never married	1931 Agra
Juliet Augusta		1848	Agra	never married	1865 Simla
Inez Ella		1851	Agra	Francis E WARDE, 1874 Simla Government Surveyor	1939 Ootacamund	Dagmar Frances Ivan Alexis Violet Stephanie Bion Maximilian Florence Evaline	- - BUCKNER WISEMAN McLEOD	-- -- 3 4 --
Evangeline Jeanette music teacher		1855	Agra	Joseph H WATERS, 1880 Simla (Harry) Headmaster	1900 Rawalpindi	Henry V O Hubert S	Myrtle FOX Olive LEE	3 6	9 12
Henry Lawrence	granted ISO 1933	1859	Lucknow	Alice WEBB, 1886 Simla	1939 Thames UK	Gladys C EmilyK	never married never married
Vincent Cluge Engineer, accountant, auditor, Postmaster, volunteer soldier		1864	Simla	Geraldine LITSTER, 1891 Simla	1956 Southwark UK	Archibald C Percival V Muriel G Dorris K Beryl Gladys Elsie Vera *see note 2	Dorothy ? (died WW1) never married LUCAS & HAY-ARTHUR BERRYMAN & Edw. NICHOLL infant death	2 - - Betty-Lou - - Caroline	- - - 2 - - 1

*English connections

*Note 1: Charles Edwin Cluge FRENCH married Beatrice RENNISON at Simla in 1905.
A Civil Servant, he took part in the Survey of India (see photos taken on the Indo-Turkistan-Tibet Road)
He travelled to the UK on the "Ormonde" in 1920 but returned to India. He died at Hayes UK in 1952.
His daughter Vivienne May (now MILNER) travelled to England with mother Beatrice and son Michael in 1945, she died at Wycombe UK in 1989

*Note 2: Archibald and Percival were educated at Kings College Wincanton Somerset, 1911...
Muriel was educated at Princess Helena College Brentford 1911, died at Westminster UK in 1949.
Beryl Gladys FRENCH married (1) Richard Charles Palmer BERRYMAN at Calcutta in 1921 (a doctor born 1880 at Hants UK) divorced.
Beryl married (2) Edward P W NICHOLL. Daughter Caroline was born at Darjeeling in 1929

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June 2015