Lt. Christopher Robert Bellew 1800 - 1826
Lt. Christopher Robert Bellew , HCS Hodson: BENGAL ARMY. BELLEW, Christopher Robert. (1801 - 1826) Lieutenant, 37th N.I. bapt. - Bexley, Kent, 18 Jan. 1801. Cadet - 1817. Ensign - ? Lieut. - 9 Sept. 1818. d. - Bareilly, 27 July 1826. ("Shot himself" - annotation in Cal. Dir. for 1826, in Brit. Museum.) 3rd son of Robert Bellew, of Ballendiness, Castle Martyr, co. Cork, barr.-at-law (a cadet of the family of Lord Bellew), and Sophia Fowke his wife. Brother of Henry Walter Bellew (q.v.), and cousin-german of Patrick Bel- lew Fitton (q.v.). [Verso of card] Services :- Posted as Lieut. to 1/18th N.I. Intr. & Qmr. do., 1 Oct. 1823. Transfd. to 36th N.I. (late 1/18th) as Intr. & Qmr., May 1824; to 37th N.I. as do., 28 June 1825. Siege and capture of Bhurtpore; Lieut. 37th N.I. Refs.:- Burke's Commoners, ii.p.xv - s.n. Bellew of Stockleigh Court, Devon. A.J., xxiii. 389. Will dated 25 July 1826; proved 23 May 1828.
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| Born: 1800 | Baptised: Bexley 18th Jan 1801
| | Died: Bareilly nr Moradabad, , Bengal, India 27th Jul 1826 | Buried:
| | Family: Bellew |
Timeline
| 1800 | Born (birth) | | 18th Jan 1801 | Baptised (baptism) Bexley | | 27th Jul 1826 | Died (death) Bareilly nr Moradabad, Bengal, India |
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