Lt. William Collingwood 1830 - 1887
Lt. William Collingwood , Ref. ?? L/AG/23/18/3 f.74 COLLINGWOOD W. "... later joined the India Office, on the abolition of the Indian Navy in 1863, "Where his talents and business capacity have rendered him a valued Govt. servant" Mr.Midshipman Collingwood Reported in 1852 :- "The survey of the city of Bagdad(sic) was completed entirely by myself, and under very unpleasant restrictions, as it was to be unawares. The Turkish Govt. were not to know anything about it, consequently Capt Jones ( the Political Resident) could not move on the matter. He went away on some other duty, and I was left to survey the town as best I could, and under such difficulties that at times I had to note bearings and paces all over my white shirt, where best I could get the pencil at the time, and as you may imagine, had many narrow escapes of detection, and had to resort to all kinds of subtefuges, to lull suspicion."
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Born: Stepney, London, , , England 1830 | Baptised:
| Died: 28th Mar 1887 | Buried:
| Family: Collingwood |
Spouses
1. Stepney, London, , , England 19th Jun 1855
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Timeline
1830 | Born (birth) London, England | 19th Jun 1855 | Married (marriage) London, England | 1871 | Head of household in 1871 census (census) Cheshunt, England | 3rd Apr 1881 | Head of household in 1881 census (census) Cheshunt, England | 28th Mar 1887 | Died (death) |
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