What an interesting gent! Linguist in the British Indian Army. 1843-1864 in the 3rd Bombay Native Infantry. Fought in the Punjab and Swat campaigns.
Royal Cornwall Gazette, 25 Jun 1852, p8:
INDIA. THE BOMBAY ARMY. We learn with much gratification that Lieut. Henry George Raverty, of Penzance, has, under the sanction of the Governor in Council of Bombay, been awarded a donation of 1000 rupees (£100) from the Government of India for having passed his examinations with credit in four native languages, namely, the Hindustani, Persian, Murathee, and Gunerathee. We may add that Lieut. Raverty was at the siege of Moultan, etc., and was honored with the Punjab medal with clasps for Moultan and Guzerat.
The Major's wife, Mrs Fanny Vigurs Raverty, of Riverside, Devoran, Cornwall, died on November 11, 1930, aged 84 years.
Extract from The Cornishman, 31 Jul 1890, p4:
Major Henry George Raverty is a Falmouthian (his mother a Miss Drown, his father a naval surgeon) and received part of his education at Penare academy, Penzance. He served in India (1843-1860) in the Punjab campaign, the siege of Multan, the battle of Guzerat, and the expedition of the Peshawar frontier.
In 1843, on his application papers to the East India Company, he claimed that his "late father was an Asst Surgeon in her Majesty's Navy" and "mother resides at Penzance, Cornwall". It shows he had been educated at Mr J. Barwis' school in Penzance in Classical and Chemical studies.
His EIC papers include a certified copy of his baptism from the parish register:
Baptized on 5 Feb 1825 at Budock, Cornwall, son of Peter and Louisa Raverty of Falmouth. Father was Assistant Surgeon in the Royal Navy.
Probate records also provide his date of death and widow's name (Fanny Vigurs Raverty). He left her with a little less than £154.
Royal Cornwall Gazette, 25 Jun 1852, p8:
INDIA. THE BOMBAY ARMY. We learn with much gratification that Lieut. Henry George Raverty, of Penzance, has, under the sanction of the Governor in Council of Bombay, been awarded a donation of 1000 rupees (£100) from the Government of India for having passed his examinations with credit in four native languages, namely, the Hindustani, Persian, Murathee, and Gunerathee. We may add that Lieut. Raverty was at the siege of Moultan, etc., and was honored with the Punjab medal with clasps for Moultan and Guzerat.
The Major's wife, Mrs Fanny Vigurs Raverty, of Riverside, Devoran, Cornwall, died on November 11, 1930, aged 84 years.
Extract from The Cornishman, 31 Jul 1890, p4:
Major Henry George Raverty is a Falmouthian (his mother a Miss Drown, his father a naval surgeon) and received part of his education at Penare academy, Penzance. He served in India (1843-1860) in the Punjab campaign, the siege of Multan, the battle of Guzerat, and the expedition of the Peshawar frontier.
In 1843, on his application papers to the East India Company, he claimed that his "late father was an Asst Surgeon in her Majesty's Navy" and "mother resides at Penzance, Cornwall". It shows he had been educated at Mr J. Barwis' school in Penzance in Classical and Chemical studies.
His EIC papers include a certified copy of his baptism from the parish register:
Baptized on 5 Feb 1825 at Budock, Cornwall, son of Peter and Louisa Raverty of Falmouth. Father was Assistant Surgeon in the Royal Navy.
Probate records also provide his date of death and widow's name (Fanny Vigurs Raverty). He left her with a little less than £154.
What an interesting gent! Linguist in the British Indian Army. 1843-1864 in the 3rd Bombay Native Infantry. Fought in the Punjab and Swat campaigns.
Royal Cornwall Gazette, 25 Jun 1852, p8:
INDIA. THE BOMBAY ARMY. We learn with much gratification that Lieut. Henry George Raverty, of Penzance, has, under the sanction of the Governor in Council of Bombay, been awarded a donation of 1000 rupees (£100) from the Government of India for having passed his examinations with credit in four native languages, namely, the Hindustani, Persian, Murathee, and Gunerathee. We may add that Lieut. Raverty was at the siege of Moultan, etc., and was honored with the Punjab medal with clasps for Moultan and Guzerat.
The Major's wife, Mrs Fanny Vigurs Raverty, of Riverside, Devoran, Cornwall, died on November 11, 1930, aged 84 years.
Extract from The Cornishman, 31 Jul 1890, p4:
Major Henry George Raverty is a Falmouthian (his mother a Miss Drown, his father a naval surgeon) and received part of his education at Penare academy, Penzance. He served in India (1843-1860) in the Punjab campaign, the siege of Multan, the battle of Guzerat, and the expedition of the Peshawar frontier.
In 1843, on his application papers to the East India Company, he claimed that his "late father was an Asst Surgeon in her Majesty's Navy" and "mother resides at Penzance, Cornwall". It shows he had been educated at Mr J. Barwis' school in Penzance in Classical and Chemical studies.
His EIC papers include a certified copy of his baptism from the parish register:
Baptized on 5 Feb 1825 at Budock, Cornwall, son of Peter and Louisa Raverty of Falmouth. Father was Assistant Surgeon in the Royal Navy.
Probate records also provide his date of death and widow's name (Fanny Vigurs Raverty). He left her with a little less than £154.
Royal Cornwall Gazette, 25 Jun 1852, p8:
INDIA. THE BOMBAY ARMY. We learn with much gratification that Lieut. Henry George Raverty, of Penzance, has, under the sanction of the Governor in Council of Bombay, been awarded a donation of 1000 rupees (£100) from the Government of India for having passed his examinations with credit in four native languages, namely, the Hindustani, Persian, Murathee, and Gunerathee. We may add that Lieut. Raverty was at the siege of Moultan, etc., and was honored with the Punjab medal with clasps for Moultan and Guzerat.
The Major's wife, Mrs Fanny Vigurs Raverty, of Riverside, Devoran, Cornwall, died on November 11, 1930, aged 84 years.
Extract from The Cornishman, 31 Jul 1890, p4:
Major Henry George Raverty is a Falmouthian (his mother a Miss Drown, his father a naval surgeon) and received part of his education at Penare academy, Penzance. He served in India (1843-1860) in the Punjab campaign, the siege of Multan, the battle of Guzerat, and the expedition of the Peshawar frontier.
In 1843, on his application papers to the East India Company, he claimed that his "late father was an Asst Surgeon in her Majesty's Navy" and "mother resides at Penzance, Cornwall". It shows he had been educated at Mr J. Barwis' school in Penzance in Classical and Chemical studies.
His EIC papers include a certified copy of his baptism from the parish register:
Baptized on 5 Feb 1825 at Budock, Cornwall, son of Peter and Louisa Raverty of Falmouth. Father was Assistant Surgeon in the Royal Navy.
Probate records also provide his date of death and widow's name (Fanny Vigurs Raverty). He left her with a little less than £154.
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