General Leonard Raisbeck CHRISTOPHER

1822 - 1901  (78 years)

• Name	Leonard Raisbeck CHRISTOPHER
  Prefix	General
  Relationship	with Brian Mark BUSSIERE
  Born	26 Feb 1822	Bloomsbury, London, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	23 Apr 1823	St-George's, Bloomsbury, London, England
  Died	1901	Middlesex, England   [1]
  Buried	28 Sept 1901	St. Nicholas, Chiswick, Middlesex, England   [2]
  Siblings	13 siblings
  1. Margaret Ashington CHRISTOPHER,   b. 21 Sept 1801, Chiswick, Middlesex, England ,   d. 4 Oct 1864
  2. William Thomas CHRISTOPHER,   b. 6 Oct 1802, Chiswick, Middlesex, England ,   d. 22 Apr 1858, Brighton, England
  3. Isabella Frances CHRISTOPHER,   b. 20 Jun 1804, Chiswick, Middlesex, England ,   d. 23 Oct 1898
  4. George Eumenes CHRISTOPHER, M.D.,   b. 7 Apr 1806,   d. 7 May 1842, Wiesbaden, Switzerland
  5. Caroline CHRISTOPHER,   b. 4 Feb 1808, Bloomsbury, London, England ,   d. 16 Oct 1848, Brittania (Ottawa), Ontario
  6. Willoughby CHRISTOPHER,   b. 17 Oct 1810, Bloomsbury, London, England ,   d. 6 Feb 1812, Bloomsbury, London, England
  7. Willoughby John CHRISTOPHER,   b. 22 Jun 1812, Bloomsbury, London, England ,   d. 9 Feb 1813, Bloomsbury, London, England
  8. Emma Octavia CHRISTOPHER,   b. 1813, Bloomsbury, London, England ,   d. 21 Oct 1870, Chiswick, Middlesex, England
  9. Selina Maria CHRISTOPHER,   b. 23 Feb 1815, Bloomsbury, London, England ,   d. 15 Dec 1896
  10. Arthur Anstey CHRISTOPHER,   b. 6 Oct 1817, Bloomsbury, London, England ,   d. 20 Sept 1856, Chiswick, Middlesex, England
  11. Louisa Mary CHRISTOPHER,   b. 19 Oct 1819, London, England ,   d. 6 Apr 1855
  12. Reverend Canon Alfred Millard Wiliam CHRISTOPHER,   b. 20 Aug 1820, 14 Coram Street, Bloomsbury, London, England ,   d. 10 Mar 1913, Chiswick, Middlesex, England
  13. Matilda Anne CHRISTOPHER,   b. 12 Oct 1823, London, England ,   d. 7 Jan 1863, New Zealand
  Person ID	I2203	Bussiere Robinson | Brian's ancestors
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	George CHRISTOPHER,   b. 6 Oct 1779, Bloomsbury, London, England ,   d. 7 Apr 1861, Chiswick, Middlesex, England  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Isabella Frances ASHINGTON,   b. 1781,   d. 12 Mar 1836  (Age 55 years)
  Married	13 Dec 1800	Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England
  Family ID	F170	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ann Emma BRAE,   b. 7 Jan 1828, Bloomsbury, London, England ,   d. 27 Feb 1905  (Age 77 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1845	Cathedral, Calcutta   [1]
  Children	1. Ann Isabella CHRISTOPHER,   b. 21 Sept 1846, Futtehghur, Bengal, India + 2. Major-General Leonard William CHRISTOPHER,   b. 22 Jan 1848,   d. 25 Aug 1927, Camberley  (Age 79 years)   3. George Henry Ashington CHRISTOPHER,   b. 6 Dec 1850,   d. 20 Jun 1869, Rawal Pindi, India  (Age 18 years)   4. Arthur Charles CHRISTOPHER,   b. 16 Jul 1852,   d. 8 Aug 1874  (Age 22 years)   5. Louisa Emma CHRISTOPHER,   b. 18 Dec 1853, Allahabad, Bengal, India ,   d. 14 Mar 1936, Elmina, Cyprus Rd, Exmouth, England  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F637	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Feb 1822 - Bloomsbury, London, England Baptism - 23 Apr 1823 - St-George's, Bloomsbury, London, England Married - 25 Oct 1845 - Cathedral, Calcutta Died - 1901 - Middlesex, England Buried - 28 Sept 1901 - St. Nicholas, Chiswick, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Leonard Raisbeck Christopher

  
  

  Documents

  Leonard Raisbeck Christopher - 1874

  
  

  Headstones

  Christopher - Cautley plot On base of west side: The vault of GEORGE CHRISTOPHER, of this Parish. North side upper section: ISABELLA FRANCES the beloved wife of GEORGE CHRISTOPHER died March 12th 1836 aged 55 GEORGE CHRISTOPHER greatly loved and lamented died April 7th 1861 aged 81 Thy will be done. North side lower section: LOUISA MARY TATHAM their daughter died April 6th 1855 aged 36 ARTHUR ANSTEY their son died Sept. 20th 1856 aged 38 MARGARET ASHINGTON BELL, widow their eldest daughter died October 4th 1864 aged 63. East side: ALFRED WILMOT son of Rev. A.M.W. and MARIA F. CHRISTOPHER died Sep. 15th 1854 aged 10 months SELINA BATHURST THOMSON died October 3rd 1858 aged 15 years grandchildren of GEORGE & ISABELLA F. CHRISTOPHER. South side upper section: EMMA OCTAVIA CAUTLEY wife of Major General CAUTLEY and daughter of GEORGE and ISABELLA CHRISTOPHER died October 21st 1870 aged 57 Major General GEORGE CAUTLEY Formerly of 8th Regt. Bengal Cavalry died October 1st 1881 aged 72. South side lower section: Major General WILLIAM BEVERIDGE THOMSON, C.B. late Commissary Gen: of the Bengal Army died Jan. 21st 1863 aged 53 SELINA MARIA THOMSON widow of the above 5th daughter of GEORGE & I.F. CHRISTOPHER died 15th Dec. 1896 aged 81 ISABELLA FRANCES second daughter of GEORGE & ISABELLA FRANCES CHRISTOPHER born 20th June 1804, died 23rd Oct. 1898 "Ever with the Lord". 1 Thess: IV. 17. West side: Erected 1872 in loving memory of those interred in the Vault whose names are inscribed thereon. North side of extension: Sacred to the memory of Major General LEONARD RAISBECK CHRISTOPHER (Bengal Staff Corps) seventh and youngest son of GEORGE CHRISTOPHER born 26. Feb. 1822, died 26. Sept. 1901 Also of ANN EMMA widow of the above who passed to her rest 27. Feb. 1905 in her 78th year. Plot: Christopher Family plot

  
  

  Baptism - Birth Docs

  LeonardRaisbeckChristopher_Bapt_1823

  
  

  Death - Burial Docs		Leonard Raisbeck Christopher - Probate 1902 British India Office Wills & Probate L-AG-34-29-147, p37
  		Leonard Raisbeck Christopher - Probate 1902 b

  
  

  Marriage Docs

  Leonard Raisbeck Christopher - Marriage - 1845

  
  

  Census		Leonard Raisbeck Christopher - 1891 Census Source Citation Class: RG12; Piece: 1028; Folio: 145; Page: 33; GSU roll: 6096138 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891.
  		1901 Census - England - Leonard R Christopher Source Citation Class: RG13; Piece: 1190; Folio: 108; Page: 46 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901.

  
  

• Notes

  Had a total of five children. General Leonard raisbeck, the oldest Chaplain of the 71st Native Infantry, was called to translate the laws and rules of commissaries into eleven laguages. It took him five years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S65] Family of Christopher, Alfred Charles Seton Christopher, (Exeter: William Pollard & Co. Limited, 1933). [S51] Findmypast.