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NameHenry A Drummond 
[52, Baptism on 9th Apr 1831 at Downe church, Kent]
[52, Baptism on 9th Apr 1831 at Downe church, Kent]BirthMay 1831, Downe, Kent
Baptism9 Apr 1831, Downe, Kent
Death29 May 1857, Thyet Myo, British Burmah
Burial31 May 1857, Thyet Myo, Burmah, India
General1st s. Lt in 15th Regiment of Native Infantry. d.unm.
FatherRev James Drummond (ca1800-1882)
MotherMary Powys (ca1805-1883)
Never married
Notes for Henry A Drummond
The transcript on Ancestry is:
Name: Henry Albertson Drummond [ sic ]
Gender: Male
Record Type: Christening (Baptism)
Baptism Date: 9 Apr 1831
Baptism Place: Downe, Kent, England
Father: James Drummond
Mother: Mary Drummond
I can only imagine that he was Henry Atherton Drummond
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An image of the Parish register has been ordered from the parish office in Downe.
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His burial in India is indexed on Ancestry:
Detail Source
Name: Henry Atherton Drummond
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Date: 1831
Death Date: 29 May 1857
Burial Date: 31 May 1857
Burial Place: Thyet Myo, Bengal, India
FHL Film Number: 498995
FindMyPast will, most likely, have an image of the register page.
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Indeed FindMyPast has the burial and the image makes is clear that this was done in Burmah, not Bengal as asserted by Ancestry:
“Burials at Chnet Myo in Burmah
When Died, yr: “1857
do do , mth: “May
do do , dy: “29th
Forename: “Henry Atherton
Surname: “Drummond
Age: “26 years
Profession: “Lieutenant 15th M.H.S.
When buried, yr: “1857
do do , Mth: “May
do do , dy: “31
Cause of Death: “Accidentally drowned
Calebrant: “W. Crofton, chaplain
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A will has been found.
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Name: Henry Albertson Drummond [ sic ]
Gender: Male
Record Type: Christening (Baptism)
Baptism Date: 9 Apr 1831
Baptism Place: Downe, Kent, England
Father: James Drummond
Mother: Mary Drummond
I can only imagine that he was Henry Atherton Drummond
__________________
An image of the Parish register has been ordered from the parish office in Downe.
__________________
His burial in India is indexed on Ancestry:
Detail Source
Name: Henry Atherton Drummond
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Date: 1831
Death Date: 29 May 1857
Burial Date: 31 May 1857
Burial Place: Thyet Myo, Bengal, India
FHL Film Number: 498995
FindMyPast will, most likely, have an image of the register page.
_________________
Indeed FindMyPast has the burial and the image makes is clear that this was done in Burmah, not Bengal as asserted by Ancestry:
“Burials at Chnet Myo in Burmah
When Died, yr: “1857
do do , mth: “May
do do , dy: “29th
Forename: “Henry Atherton
Surname: “Drummond
Age: “26 years
Profession: “Lieutenant 15th M.H.S.
When buried, yr: “1857
do do , Mth: “May
do do , dy: “31
Cause of Death: “Accidentally drowned
Calebrant: “W. Crofton, chaplain
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A will has been found.
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Will notes for Henry A Drummond
His probate index on Ancestry:
1869
DRUMMOND, Henry Atherton.
20 Marc h
Effects under £1,000
Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of Henry Atherton Drummond late of Thayet Mayo in British Burmah a Lieutenant in the 15th Regiment of Madras Native Industry a Bachelor deceased who died 29 May 1857 at Thayet Mayo aforesaid were granted at the Principal Registry to the Reverend James Drummon of Gaulby in the County of Leicester Clerk the Father and Next of Kin of the said Deceased he having been first sworn.
No will but this does give the death date and place, so not ordered.
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1869
DRUMMOND, Henry Atherton.
20 Marc h
Effects under £1,000
Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of Henry Atherton Drummond late of Thayet Mayo in British Burmah a Lieutenant in the 15th Regiment of Madras Native Industry a Bachelor deceased who died 29 May 1857 at Thayet Mayo aforesaid were granted at the Principal Registry to the Reverend James Drummon of Gaulby in the County of Leicester Clerk the Father and Next of Kin of the said Deceased he having been first sworn.
No will but this does give the death date and place, so not ordered.
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