Col. Cornelius Francis James ⁵

Born: 30 Jan 1838, Chicacole, Madras, India
Christened: 28 Mar 1838, Chicacole, Madras, India
Marriage (1): Caroline Sophia Beaumont on 30 Jan 1860 in Arcot, Near Madras, India
Died: 21 Mar 1889, Stoke Damerel (Stoke), Devonshire, England aged 51

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Caroline Sophia Beaumont

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet General Notes:

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/o/m/Kristin-Tomasovich/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0117.htmll

bullet Birth Notes:

Birth date confirmed in Photo of Beaumont/James Family Tree in RAB's [2] possession

And

http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/26257351/person/1809134854

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FG4N-84D
Says 1833

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGV4-TY9

bullet Christening Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FG4N-84D

bullet Death Notes:

Death date confirmed in Photo of Beaumont/James Family Tree in RAB's [2] possession

And

http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/26257351/person/1809134854

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• Arms, Crest and Motto. Photo of Beaumont/James Family Tree in RAB's [2] Possession records that Beaumont James family coat of arms is:-

Arms - Per pale the arms of James and Beaumont

Crest - A Garb argent banded vert.

Motto - Jamais a Jamais (For Ever and Ever.)

• Education. Boarding school in Exeter
http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/26257351/person/1809134854

• General Comment. Cornelius Francis James is person # 42/78 on the Photo of Beaumont/James Family Tree in RAB's [2] Possession

• General Comment. Note N in Photo of Beaumont/James Family Tree in RAB's [2] Possession records that:- "(Cornelius Francis James [134]) was educated at the Military College Addiscombe (Addiscombe Military Academy, Croydon, London) & joined the 20th Regt, Bombay in 1856, served with it in the Persian Campaign 1856-57, Indian Mutiny 1857-58. Served on Staff in Abyssinian Campaign. 1868 storming of Magdala. Four times especially mentioned in despatches in the Afghan Campaign in 1883-84 7 & the Zob (Zhob) Valley expedition in 1884. Commanded the Prince of Wales Own Bombay Grenadiers for many years"

• Military Service. Lieut. and Adjutant, H.M. 20th Regt. Native Infantry
Prince of Wales Own Grenadiers, British Indian Army
http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/26257351/person/1809134854

• Web Based Info. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/r/Camellia-F-Hart/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0065.htmll

• Children. ⁵ Ruth Dickinson records 10 children one of whom is called Stella. In my view this is wrong as I have found 10 children with some precision. Stella may be Lilly or Wiliam James' Grandaughter Estella.

Cornelius married Caroline Sophia Beaumont, daughter of Col. William Beaumont and Caroline Mogg Hichens, on 30 Jan 1860 in Arcot, Near Madras, India. (Caroline Sophia Beaumont was born on 4 Jun 1842 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India ⁴, christened on 30 Aug 1842 in Bangalore, Madras, India, died on 20 Jul 1927 in Chudleigh, Devon, England and was buried on 30 Jul 1927 in Plymouth, Devonshire, England.)

bullet Sources of information or noted events in their marriage were:

• General Comment. Note J in Photo of Beaumont/James Family Tree in RAB's [2] Possession records that 50(/78) (Caroline Sophia Beaumont) married 42.(/78) Cornelius Francis James [134] at Arcot near Madras on 30.1.60

• Marriage Banns. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGV4-TY9

• Web Based Info. http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/26257351/person/1809134739

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGV4-TYS

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Caveat:- Throughout the project UK GRO birth, marriage and death index data appears. The GRO data appears in Quarters. Q1 = January, February and March, Q2 = April, May, June , Q3 = July, August and September and Q4 = October, November and December. Similarly, Mar Q = January, February and March, Jun Q = April, May, June , Sep Q = July, August and September and Dec Q = October, November and December. Where these dates occur, they represent the date of Registration of the event rather than the date of the actual event. Logically, registration occurs AFTER the event. In some cases this may be days or months or even years after the event. The important thing is that the event was recorded and a copy of the document of registration could be obtained if necessary. This also applies to South African NAAIRS records.

Similarly, the UK system is confusing to the uninitiated because registration districts can span several counties. Accordingly GRO locations may not record the true location of the event. They do record where the record is actually kept or recorded.

Caveat #2:- I have used URL's throughout the website as sources. The URLs are often from paid subscription sites so you may not be able to access them without an account. Inevitably there are broken URL's. I have been to every URL recorded here and at the time they were operational. In this regard, the Ancestry24 records are a problem. There are numerous references in the South African data citing Ancestry24 records. Unfortunately Ancestry24 has closed down and these records are no longer available on line.

The early South African records on this site would not have been as good as they are without the work done by Delia Robertson. Where there are website addresses containing http://www.e-family.co.za... I record the citation should read Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. This website can be found at First Fifty Years

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Col. Cornelius Francis James ⁵