Lieut. Col. Thomas David COLYEAR

1805 - 1875  (70 years)

• Name	Thomas David COLYEAR
  Prefix	Lieut. Col.
  Birth	15 May 1805
  Christening	22 May 1805	St Nicholas, Shepperton, Surrey, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Aug 1875	Dekani, Himachal Pradesh, India
  Burial	New Cemetery, Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India   [1]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Harriet Frances JACKSON,   c. 8 Apr 1801, St Giles in the Field, Middlesex, England bur. 12 Jan 1888, Worthing, Sussex, England  (Age ~ 86 years)   2. Mary Ann COLYEAR,   b. 6 Jun 1802, London, England d. Oct 1880, Brentford, Middlesex, England  (Age 78 years) + 3. Juliana Catherine COLYEAR,   b. Abt 1804   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Lieut. Col. Thomas David COLYEAR,   b. 15 May 1805   d. 8 Aug 1875, Dekani, Himachal Pradesh, India  (Age 70 years)   5. Charles Frederick COLYEAR,   b. 12 Jun 1806   d. 1878  (Age 71 years)   6. Lieutenant Martin Thomas COLYEAR,   b. 26 May 1807   d. 12 Feb 1827, Dum Dum, Bengal  (Age 19 years) + 7. Eleanor Mary COLYEAR,   b. 8 Jul 1808   d. 15 Nov 1856, Le Mans, Sarthe, France  (Age 48 years)
  Person ID	I24483	bmds
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Charles COLYEAR,   b. 27 Mar 1772   d. 18 Jan 1835 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Harriet BISHOPP,   b. Abt 1770   d. Bef 1824 (Age < 53 years)
  Family ID	F9343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice JEWTOO
  Marriage	11 Dec 1865	Simala, Bengal, India
  Age at Marriage	Thomas : 60 years old | Alice : ?? old.
  Children	1. Mary COLYEAR,   b. Abt 1864   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 22 May 1805 - St Nicholas, Shepperton, Surrey, England Marriage - 11 Dec 1865 - Simala, Bengal, India Death - 8 Aug 1875 - Dekani, Himachal Pradesh, India Burial - - New Cemetery, Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 233621088. Inscription: Sacred to the memory of Thomas David Colyear, Lieu’t Colonel 7th Bengal Light Cavalry who died at Dekani, near Simla on the 8th August 1875 aged 70 years, & here awaits the sounding of the last trumpet.