Wednesday 16 July 2014

Francis Sievwright, army surgeon

Francis Sievwright, army surgeon ca 1798-1872

First of all, I have no reason to believe he is related to "my" Sievwrights, but since I have researched this family I thought I would share my research. Maybe someone else will find it useful.

Since there is an older Francis Sievwright and a Colin Sievwright, surgeon,  in my tree I thought it was possible that this man was related.

1798 born in Edinburgh - no parents on his death certificate
1824 25 March at Trinity College, Leith, Edinburgh marriage of Francis Sievwright Esq. 59th Regiment to Mary Henderson  dau of Wm Henderson Esq. ( and Barbara Rutherford from Mary's death cert)

Mary Henderson b 16 Jan 1799 Edinburgh
died 9 Aug 1867 Edinburgh

Children
1  William Edward Paget Suvwright
born:
christening:            04 Jun 1825            Cawnpore,​ Bengal,​ India
parents:            Francis Suvwright,​ Mary
died
burial:            02 Aug 1825            Cawnpore,​ Bengal,​ India
parents:            F. Seivewright

Death reported in the Edinburgh Magazine:

Death on 1 Aug 1825 at Cawnpore William Edward Paget infant son of Francis Sievwright Esq. Assistant Surgeon 59th Regiment of Foot
2  Francis Seivewright
birth:            27 Apr 1826            Cawnpore,​ Bengal,​ India
christening:            04 Jun 1826            India
death: 3 Jan 1846
had a son Francis who died after the Battle of Ferozshah - 21st-22nd December 1845. Lieutenant Francis Sievwright - 9th Foot - died of wounds, 3rd January 1846. Aged 21. Son of Assistant-Surgeon Francis Sievwright (59th Foot)

3 Andrew Sievwright - no record other than his gravestone.

4  Charles Edward Whitefield Sievwright

 recorded as Lievwright birth 21 Apr 1830 Cawnpore, Bengal 
chr: 1 Aug 1830 
died 1867

5  Mary Rozalie Sievwright
as
Mary Royaline Sieveright -->
birth:
15 Apr 1835 Meerut, Bengal
chr: 7 Jun 1835
married John Birkmyre Wingate
on 11 Dec 1860 in Glasgowdied 1901

6 male child born 
05 Apr 1841 in Edinburgh died same day father Francis Sievwright. Think this is Theodore


 Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, photographed by http://www.gravestonephotos.com/
 stone 73982

William Sievwright

1825

Francis Sievwright2018261846brother of William Sievwright
Andrew Sievwright3618261862brother of William Sievwright
Theodore Sievwright

1841brother of William Sievwright

 and stone 73980

Charles E W Sievwright3718301867

Mary Henderson6817991867

Francis Sievwright7717951872

Mary Rosalie Wingate6618351901



Career from various magazines published online

1818 assistant surgeon in India

1819 writes a report on smallpox in India (doc in Glasgow university archives)

1827 Francis Sievwright of 59th Regiment to 11 Dragoons

1844 31 years service


1851 census Scotland
5 Rutland Place, Edinburgh
no Francis but wife Mary age 50
and their 2 surviving children both born E Indies, British subjects
Mary R Sievwright 15
Charles 20 clerk in HM Exchequer

1861 census Scotland
Milton Shore Victoria Terrace, Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll
Francis Sievwright age 63 born Edinburgh army medical officer
Mary Sievwright wife 56


Francis died in the Royal Edinburgh Asylum, Morningside, of exhaustion due to a large carbuncle. The informant was an attendant who unfortunately misstated his wife and did not know his parents.