Guy Lushington Prendergast 1806 - 1887
Guy Lushington Prendergast , of Madras Civil Service (1854). Author of A Complete Concordance to the Poetical Works of Milton. Venn's entry reads: Prendergast, Guy Lushington. College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1824 Born: Died: Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, July 9, 1823. (2nd) s. of Guy Lennox (Bombay Civil Service). B. (Aug. 3, 1806), in India. Bapt. Oct. 22, 1806, at St Thomas's, Bombay. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1824. Kept ten terms. Writer in the East India Co.'s Civil Service, 1827-59; Accountant-General and Member of Mint Committee, Madras; dismissed the Service, 1859. Author, Concordances to Milton and to Homer's Iliad. Married (1) 1830, Catherine J., dau. of Sir James Annesley; (2) 1854, Elizabeth S., dau. of General W. Justice. Died Nov. 5, 1887. The Prendergast Greek Studentship was founded in 1888 by his widow to commemorate her husband, who had at Trinity `acquired his great love for literature in general and for Greek literature in particular.' (J. Rennie; Harrow Sch. Reg.; C.U. Hist. Reg., 171, note 8; V. Hodson.) The PRO website has "Reference: IOR/F/4/1418/56010 Covering dates: Nov 1832-Jan 1833 Scope and Content The Madras Government take strong exception to an article in the `Madras Gazette' of 10 Nov 1832, signed `Old Cocker', which alleged that an unnamed person had corruptly received £10,000 when Officiating Resident of Mysore - the subject of the article is thought to be Guy Lushington Prendergast - question as to what legal action, if any, should be taken against the Editor of the Gazette. Related Material Madras Pub 4 Jun 1834, draft 302/1834, E/4/944 p 846 " IOL - BL Name: Guy Lushington PRENDERGAST Event type: Biography Start date: Start year: 1806 End date: End year: 1887 Biographical notes: Madras Civil Service; Author of Complete Concordances to the Iliad & works of Milton; born 3 Aug 1806 & bap 22 Oct 1806, Broach, s of Guy Lenox; later MP for Lymington, Hants, & Dorothy Christiana; J/1/43 f.11 - Haileybury 1827; 05 Nov 1887 & bur Kensal Green Cemetery; Memorial inscription, Bidborough Church, Kent Transcribed by: British Library India Office Records Reference: J/1/43 f.11 Source name: Memorial inscription, Bidborough Church, Kent Source year: Source edition: Presidency: Arrivals from Madras Almanac 1831 - 1834 Arrival Arrival Month & Day May 24 Year 1834 Name of Ship Claudine Type of Ship Ship Captain W.H. Walker Title or Rank Esq. First Name G.L. Passenger Surname Prendergast Regiment or Occupation Civil Service Origin The Cape Origin date Apr 13 Destination Madras Source Madras Almanac Edition 1835 Transcribed by FIBIS Volunteers
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| Born: Broach, , , East Indies 3rd Aug 1806 | Baptised: Bombay, India 22nd Oct 1806
| | Died: London, , , England 5th Nov 1887 | Buried: London, , , England 1887
| | Family: Prendergast |
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- 1861 census (head of household - Chelsea, London, , , England)
- 1871 census (head of household - Lowndes sq., Chelsea, London, , , England)
- 1881 census (head of household - 15 St. George's Place, London, , , England)
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